The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $499,953.96 grant to Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia, doing business as the University of Virginia, to research the reduction of space structure mass through the design and fabrication of cellular lattice structures. The research will develop analytical and computational models relating lattice topology, material properties, and performance characteristics such as stiffness, strength, fracture resistance,...
This federal contract award, with ID NNX16AM60H, was issued by the Shared Services Center agency to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia (UVA) for a $298,479.98 research project on a new nondestructive technique to quantitatively measure the strength of adhesive bonds in advanced composite structures. The award supports the development and testing of an ultrasonic phase-based method that can detect weak or "kissing" bonds that were previously undetectable using...
This is a $134,752.32 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia (UVA), conducting research to quantify, understand, and predict changes in Earth's ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles, including the global carbon cycle. The grant is part of NASA's Carbon Cycling and Ecosystems Focus Area and has an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2023. UVA, as a major research university, has extensive experience...
This federal contract award, valued at $268,387.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia, an educational institution registered as a non-profit and state-controlled institution of higher learning. The contract, identified as 80NSSC21K1071, is for research services to study "TIME-EVOLVING ATMOSPHERIC CO2 FIELDS" and "DECIPHERING THE DESIRED SURFACE CARBON FLUX SIGNAL FROM SPACED-BASED...
This is a grant awarded by NASA to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia, doing business as the University of Virginia (UVA), to integrate NASA's orbital and suborbital observations, satellite and surface measurements from other agencies, U.S. Census data, and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission inventories. The grant has a ceiling value of $131,576.43 and a performance period ending on August 31, 2023. UVA is a leading research university with extensive experience managing complex...
This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, aims to develop a multiscale computational modeling methodology for designing carbon nanotube-based composite materials. The $499,991 grant-funded project will leverage the university's expertise in atomistic, mesoscale, and continuum modeling to create a "Mesoscopic Distinct Element Method-Enabled Multiscale...
Vanderbilt University was awarded a $265,500 training grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The grant is focused on exploring the thermal and mechanical properties of carbon nanotube-based composite materials, with the goal of developing high-performance composites for aerospace applications. The research seeks to provide fundamental understanding of thermal transport at the nanoscale interfaces within these materials, which is critical for...
This federal contract award, valued at $599,477.00, was issued by the Shared Services Center (a component of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia (doing business as the University of Virginia or UVA), a public research university. The purpose of this grant for research contract is to support efforts to accurately model atmospheric entry of spacecraft and design better materials and systems for protecting spacecraft by...
This federal contract award, with an ID of 80NSSC18K1018, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia (UVA), doing business as the University of Virginia. The $377,412.86 grant will fund research to improve radiation transfer models used to analyze observational data from X-ray satellites studying black hole accretion flows. The goal is to develop more accurate, frequency-dependent radiation transfer...
This federal contract award, valued at $98,885.29, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia (UVA) to conduct research on "Modeling Chemical Signatures of Comet Irradiation by Supernovae and Hot Stars". The award, which has an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2024, is a grant for research and does not involve any set-aside designations. UVA, a public research university located in...
This federal contract award with ID NNX16AD99G was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia (UVA), doing business as the University of Virginia. The $639,973.48 grant supports a research program focused on the computational design of carbon nanotube network materials and polymer matrix nanocomposites. The goal is to develop advanced mesoscopic computational models to analyze the structure-property relationships of these materials, which have potential applications in aerospace. The research aims to improve understanding of the collective dynamics, structural rearrangements, mechanical behavior, energy dissipation, and thermal transport properties of carbon nanotube-based composites. This grant does not have a set-aside designation, and the period of performance runs through January 27, 2020.